Episodes

July 15, 2022

oXYGen Financial: A private CFO for Generation X and Y investors. Talking with CEO and Founder Ted Jenkin

oXYGen Financial takes a different approach to financial planning, focused on strategy, tracking and accountability. And yes, you will likely need a supplemental source of income in addition to pension, social security and i…
Guest: Ted Jenkin
July 13, 2022

The Politics of appointing San Francisco's new District Attorney, Brooke Jenkins. Talking with Jason McDaniel, Associate Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University.

Mayor Breed's appointment of Brooke Jenkins after the historic recall of Chesa Boudin, the duly elected DA, is a political minefield. Played out against the backdrop of San Francisco's fractious political scene, Brooke faces…
July 7, 2022

The best and the worst US cities for first time home buyers.

Most affordable for First time homebuyers : Pittsburgh, PA. Least affordable : Los Angeles.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
July 7, 2022

How I built my own company: Talking with Victoria Sanchez DeAlba, CEO of DeAlba Communications.

Transitioned from journalism to creating her own firm, DeAlba Communications.
June 30, 2022

Family Plot: Alfred Hitchcock's last film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

A light hearted thriller set in San Francisco in the mid-1970s.
Guest: Shaun Chang
June 29, 2022

Tik Tok: Will Apple and Google remove the popular app from their stores ?

FCC Commissioner Carr has called on the two tech giants to drop the Tik Tok app from their stores on security grounds.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
June 25, 2022

Roe versus Wade overturned. In conversation with Associate Professor of Constitutional Law Luke Boso at University of San Francisco School of Law.

The United States Supreme Court overturned this 49 year landmark precedent which gave a woman the right to an abortion. As a result of this decision, regulation of abortion will be de-constitutionalized and returned to the s…
June 21, 2022

Prisoners of Geography : 10 maps that explain everything about the world. By Tim Marshall. A Review by Jim Herlihy

A country’s physical geography still largely determines its global power and either advantages or disadvantages the geopolitical decisions of its leader.
Guest: Jim Herlihy
June 17, 2022

Power to change lives: How to leverage life's obstacles to reach financial success. Talking with author Helen Chong.

In her memoir, Helen illustrates the power of the Chinese word for Crisis: the two characters for the word are Danger and Opportunity. She seems to have found opportunities where others might have stepped away. --- Send in a…
Guest: Helen Chong
June 16, 2022

Woke Inc. Inside America's Social Justice Scam by Vivek Ramaswamy. Talking with Justin Danhof of Strive Asset Management

Stakeholder Capitalism ESG or Vivek’s alternate philosophy of Excellence , Opportunity and Civility.
Guest: Justin Danhof
June 16, 2022

Patriot Front plot to disrupt Gay Pride March is foiled. Talking with Quinn Welsch, reporter for the Spokane Spokesman Review

The white supremacist group the Patriot Front, planned a riot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Saturday, June 11 during the Gay Pride Parade. They were apprehended and arrested and charged before they could carry out their plan. Q…
Guest: Quinn Welsch
June 14, 2022

Under a Broken Sky: talking with award winning author, Kris Calvin

A mystery set in Sacramento. Multilayered plot lines with finely drawn characters from award winning author Kris Calvin.
Guest: Kris Calvin
June 8, 2022

The Chesa Boudin Recall and the Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.

Political analysis of the June 7th California Primary by Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
June 3, 2022

The Innocence Commission of San Francisco : Righting a wrongful conviction. In conversation with Commission Head, Professor Lara Bazelon.

San Francisco’s unique Innocence Commission. Exonerating Joaquin Cirica who served 32 years in prison, wrongfully convicted.
Guest: Lara Bazelon
June 2, 2022

Top Gun Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog

Sequel to the 1986 Top Gun film also starring Tom Cruise. Ensemble cast of well rounded characters. Suspenseful.
Guest: Shaun Chang
June 1, 2022

Art at the Source: Sonoma County opens its' artists studios to the world. Talking with Sally Baker, President of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

June 4 & 5 and June 11 & 12 124 artists in Sonoma County open their studios to the public.
Guest: Sally Baker
May 31, 2022

See me naked: Black women defining pleasure in the Interwar years. Talking with author, Professor Tara Green.

Four iconic black black women - Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Memphis Minnie, Yolande DuBois Williams - are profiled and how they found pleasure in their public and private lives.
May 26, 2022

Chesa Boudin Recall Campaign: the Closing Arguments. Talking with Brooke Jenkins.

With the historic campaign to recall San Francisco's District Attorney drawing to a close as election day - June 7th - looms before us, the two campaigns are in high gear. Brooke Jenkins with the recall campaign makes the cl…
May 25, 2022

Ambitious Like a Mother: Why prioritizing your career is good for your kids. Talking with Lara Bazelon.

Lara Bazelon demolishes some of the popular myths around working Moms: the work/life balance, the selfless mother, and toxic female ambition. Both a memoir and a series of interviews with career women, Lara backs her argume…
Guest: Lara Bazelon
May 20, 2022

Day for Night: a film by Francois Truffaut, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

François Truffaut’s comedy classic movie about making a movie. It won the 1974 Oscar for best foreign film. He was one of the great filmmakers of the second half of the 20th Century.
Guest: Shaun Chang